News Update March 19, 2020
Resources for worship and prayer at home, plus everything you need to know about the diocesan response to COVID-19 and more.
Resources for worship and prayer at home, plus everything you need to know about the diocesan response to COVID-19 and more.
90-minute webinar. Heidi Pitts of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon recently held a comprehensive webinar on live streaming. Read on for a link to a recording of the webinar, and links to the webinar notes. associated documents.
One-minute read. Find out about the home-based resources we’ve selected to help you pray, learn, and observe Lent at home.
Three-minute read. Updates and clarifications to the March 16 pastoral directions. Bishop Marty’s response to request for further information and guidance following the publication his pastoral directions on March 16. Note: this Direction has been superseded.
One-minute read. Bishop Marty issues a pastoral direction ceasing in-person gatherings and meetings from Wednesday March 18th until further notice. Note: this Direction has been superseded.
In this issue: the diocesan response to COVID-19, and Prayer in the midst of an epidemic.
Two-minute read. To cope with the rapidly changing situation regarding the spread of COVID-19, we are actively monitoring the situation and consulting widely with experts and those impacted. In response, temporary changes are being made to how services are conducted, we’ve canceled or postponed all diocesan events through to the end of April, and we are working to move all scheduled meetings to online attendance.
Two-minute read. COVID-19 is causing disruption to our daily lives like no other circumstance in my lifetime. Not since W.W. II has the United States’ “home front” been forced to alter every aspect of our daily journey through life to the magnitude the coronavirus has already changed our routines. It is unprecedented.
One-minute read. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on March 12 issues direct guidance on coronavirus response, telling members of the House of Bishops they have his support if they and their congregations choose to cancel public worship services to help slow the outbreak of the virus.
One-minute read. On the evening of March 11, 2020, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church Michael Curry shared the following message with the bishops of The Episcopal Church.